Palestinian official says French peace summit to go on 'with or without Israel'

A Palestinian official on Saturday said that an international conference led by France that aims to jump start stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks would take place "whether the Israeli government consents or not."


Ahmad Majdalani, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee and associate of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, made the remarks in an interview with Palestinian newspaper Donia Al-Watan.

Majdalani added that French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault would soon visit the region in preparation for the summit, set to be held in Paris in December.
 [i24news.tv]
19/11/16